English

Alternative spellings
voke, volk, volke (dialectal)

Etymology
OE. folc.

Pronunciation
enPR|f�k, IPA|/f��k/, SAMPA|/f@Uk/
:rhymes|��k

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. Of or pertaining to the folk of a land, their culture, tradition or history.

Noun
en-noun|plfolk|pl2folks

1. archaic A grouping of smaller peoples or tribes as a nation.
2. The inhabitants of a region especially the native inhabitants.
3. (plural, folks) One�s relatives especially one�s parents.
4. (plural) people|People in general.
5. (plural) A particular group of people.

Related terms
folksy

Derived terms
folklore
folk hero
folk music
world folk-epic

Danish

Noun
folk, -et, (plural folk, folkene)

1. A people.
2. People in general.

Category:Danish nouns

Frisian

Noun
folk (plural folken)

1. people|People, #English|folk

Category:Frisian nouns

Old Frisian

Noun
folk

1. people|People, #English|folk

Category:Old Frisian nouns

Norwegian

Noun
no-noun-n1

1. A people.
2. People in general.

Scots

Alternative spellings
fowk

Noun
sco-noun

1. people|People, #English|folk.

Swedish
sv-noun|gender=Neuter|folk|folket|folk|folken|folks|folkets|folks|folkens

Noun
folk n

1. A people.
2. People in general.

Category:Swedish nouns

af:folk
ang:folk
de:folk
es:folk
fr:folk
gl:folk
ko:folk
hy:folk
io:folk
it:folk
hu:folk
pl:folk
pt:folk
ru:folk
fi:folk
te:folk
vi:folk
tr:folk
zh:folk

• 2007-12-10 15:46 - SK luuut - /* Noun */

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